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Contrast is also another important aspect of meal planning. Food texture and appearance of foods must be considered. Textures of food include smoothness, crispness and fluffiness. You should avoid using excessive amount of the same kind of foods in just one meal. Make your dish striking by using different shapes and sizes of ingredients. Color also makes the meals and foods appealing to the eyes. When your dish has only one color, you tend to have less desire to eat it; but if the food has various colors in it, your mind thinks that it is delicious even if you have not tasted it yet. Vegetables and fruits add the natural colors you need in your meals.

In order to lose weight, you need to cut down on your calorie intake. Many diet plans require you to calculate and measure calories for every meal or snack you take and this can be quite tedious. You do not necessarily have to keep calculating calories all the time. You can use a meal plan that enables you to track your calorie intake in a simple way. Make sure that the meal plan is healthy and contains plenty of good whole foods. It is also important that you get a meal plan that will not restrict you or cause you to starve.

You also need to make a meal schedule that you will follow to help you with your weight loss efforts. Most weight loss meal plans recommend that you divide your total daily calorie intake into five meals throughout the day. This will ensure that you do not go hungry for too long thus avoiding the likelihood of binge eating. Try and make sure you eat within two hours after you wake up in the morning, and within three hours before you go to bed. Dividing your meals into five portions throughout the day will also help you in eating smaller portions of food per meal.

There are many factors involved in dieting and many books written. You need to plan your diet. If you take the time to plan you stand a better chance of success than if you make meals in a chaotic way. Planning for special meals and rewarding yourself and setting goals are all part of the planning process. This process may take a couple of weeks to formalize but do not wait to start losing weight. Start with walking and becoming more active. Cut back on foods you know to be bad such as sugar loaded soda and fruit drinks. Stop eating snacks and substitute them with fruit and veggie trays. These are all things you can do to start until you get a plan in place.